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, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who was previously thought to be bowing to French and western pressure to sever or curtail relations with the Wagner Group of mercenaries, appears now to be leaning back towards the Kremlin.
After completing its first trial in seven years, the Special Criminal Court (SCC), whose mandate has just been renewed, is confident that it can speed up its work. Here are the details of two cases, among the 19 under investigation, that are close to being trial ready. We also analyse the political and judicial context in which the SCC is struggling to justify its existence.
, The constitutional court in Bangui ruled on 23 September that the steps President Faustin Archange Touadéra and parliament had taken towards a new constitution were null and void. This reduces the chances of the President getting his desired third term of office, something his Russian advisors also want (AC Vol 63 No 19).
Central African Republic: Constitutional Court says no to war crimes suspects 4 December 2020By Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net The Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic has dashed the hopes of former president François Bozizé and a dozen other members of armed groups. Their candidacies in the 27 December elections were invalidated. Bozizé, president from 2003 to 2013, is caught up by allegations of war crimes against him. Share Republish × You are free to republish this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple rules described on our copyrig...